16 Days Morocco Tour from Casablanca

Arrive in Casablanca, where your driver welcomes you and transfers you to your hotel. If time allows, visit the vast Hassan II Mosque, which stands on the Atlantic shore. Overnight in Casablanca.

Leave Casablanca for Rabat and the capital’s highlights, then continue up the coast to Tangier, the gateway between Africa and Europe on the Strait of Gibraltar. Overnight in Tangier.

Explore Tangier‘s kasbah and medina, then drive into the Rif Mountains to the blue town of Chefchaouen. Overnight in Chefchaouen.

Enjoy a free day in Chefchaouen, wandering its blue lanes, browsing local crafts and relaxing in the mountain air at your own pace. Overnight in Chefchaouen.

Travel south to the Roman ruins of Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, then visit the imperial city of Meknes with its monumental gates before continuing to Fes for the night.

Spend the day exploring Fes with a local guide. Wander the medieval medina of Fes el-Bali, visit the Al-Qarawiyyin university, the Bou Inania Madrasa and the famous tanneries, and discover the craft workshops of one of the world’s great old cities. Overnight in Fes.

Head south through the Middle Atlas, stopping in the alpine town of Ifrane and the cedar forest near Azrou, home to Barbary macaques. Follow the palm-lined Ziz Valley to Merzouga, then ride a camel into the Erg Chebbi dunes for sunset, dinner and a night in a desert camp with Berber music.

Spend the day discovering the desert by 4×4: the oasis of Hassi Labied, the village of Khamlia with its Gnawa music, and the dunes and nomad camps of Erg Chebbi. Meet a nomad family for mint tea before a second night near the desert.

After sunrise over the dunes and breakfast, travel via Rissani and the dramatic Todra Gorge, with its towering canyon walls, to the Dades Valley for dinner and an overnight stay among its rock formations.

Drive through the Valley of Roses to Ouarzazate and the UNESCO kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a film-famous fortified village, then cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n’Tichka Pass to Marrakech. Overnight in Marrakech.

Explore Marrakech with a local guide: the Koutoubia Mosque, the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs and the Majorelle Garden, followed by the lively souks and the Jemaa el-Fna square. Overnight in Marrakech.

Take a day trip into the Ourika Valley in the High Atlas foothills, with its Berber villages, gardens and waterfalls, then return to Marrakech. Overnight in Marrakech.

Drive west to the Atlantic coast and the windswept port town of Essaouira, with its ramparts, fishing harbour and relaxed medina. Overnight in Essaouira.

Enjoy a free day in Essaouira — stroll the ramparts and beach, watch the fishing boats or simply relax in this laid-back coastal town. Overnight in Essaouira.

Follow the Atlantic coast back to Casablanca, arriving in the afternoon. Overnight in Casablanca.

After breakfast, your driver transfers you to the airport for your onward flight. End of the tour.